Hans Abraham von Gersdorff
Hans Abraham von Gersdorff (* 22. January 1609 in Kay ; † 4. September 1678 in Torgau ) was a German electoral Saxon major general of cavalry and war commissioner .
Life
Hans Abraham came from the von Gersdorff family . His parents were Hans von Gersdorff auf Kay and Barbara geb. Kalckreuth from Blumberg .
Since 1627 Gersdorff fought as colonel of the cavalry, later also as sergeant general and major general in the Thirty Years' War .
He was Electoral Saxon Chamberlain , secret and war council , captain of the offices Torgau Oschatz and Mutzschen , pen captain to Wurzen and continue Mr. on Kay, Kreischa , Gerkowitz , Weißig and Lösten.
With his functions and offices he was in the service of Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony .
Gersdorff was married to Johanna von Ponickau , a daughter of Johann von Ponickau (1584–1642). 1676 they sold the manor Kreischau with the corresponding Vorwerk Görnewitz in office Schweinitz as a supplement to the dowry of her daughter her son Andreas Adrian Borck (1629-1690).
literature
- Johann Benedikt Carpzov : Newly opened Temple of Honor of Merck-worthy Antiques of the Marggraffthum Ober-Lausitz. Leipzig u. Budissin 1719, p. 139.
- Valentin König : Genealogical aristocratic history or gender description of those noble families in Chur-Saxon and neighboring lands . Volume 3, Leipzig 1736, p. 363.
Web links
- Bernd Warlich: The Thirty Years' War in personal reports, chronicles and reports. Volkach. ( Online version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gersdorff, Hans Abraham von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cavalry colonel and war commissioner from Electoral Saxony |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kay |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1678 |
| Place of death | Torgau |